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The program to provide sparsely populated areas with LTE communications has been implemented by the Ministry of Digital Development over the past few years.
By the end of 2030, all sparsely populated areas of Russia will be provided with LTE mobile Internet service, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev.
Over the past 6 years, LTE mobile Internet has appeared in 8 thousand settlements.
Next year it is planned to connect LTE to 1.8 thousand settlements through additional funding.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. By the end of 2030, all sparsely populated areas of Russia will be provided with LTE mobile Internet service, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev.
“By the end of 2030, we plan that there will be no small settlements in the country without LTE. That is, we have the full funds, the volume is provided,” he said at a joint meeting of the State Duma committees on information policy and on digital development and artificial intelligence.
The minister added that over the past 6 years, LTE mobile Internet has appeared in 8 thousand settlements and 1.8 thousand are planned next year due to additional funding.
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